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10.1117/12.2060335
Title
Advanced optical modulation and format conversion
Subject
MZI-SOA Wavelength conversion All optical processing Format conversion Phase and amplitude modulation
Date
2016-01-04T17:46:13Z 2016-01-04T17:46:13Z 2014
Description
Over the years, the increased search and exchange of information lead to an increase of traffic intensity in
todays optical communication networks. Coherent communications, using the amplitude and phase of the signal,
reappears as one of the transmission techniques to increase the spectral efficiency and throughput of optical
channels. In this context, this paper present a survey on format conversion of modulated signals using MZI-
SOAs, based exclusively on all-optical techniques through wavelength conversion. We also present two proposal using all-optical techniques: One for the conversion of amplitude modulation signals to a continuous phase modulation format, and another technique for the conversion of OOK signals to QPSK and QAM signals. Both approaches are experimentally validated.
